My thumb nail was a chew toy

[Jayspee]

Or hit it with a hammer

[Captainzing]

Hmmmm


You're mean and twisted


I like that about you

[magicfan]

You can buy a four sided nail buffer at the drug store....works great. It makes your nails smooth and shiny

[Jayspee]

Originally Posted by Captainzing

Hmmmm


You're mean and twisted


I like that about you

[Captainzing]

This is getting to be an ordeal for a thumb nail

[Jkpal]

Maybe the thing to do is go out and get hammered and forget all about it!

[Captainzing]

Then I fall down and hurt other parts of my body

[Jayspee]

Originally Posted by Captainzing

Then I fall down and hurt other parts of my body

Nothing worthwhile comes without commitment; ask yourself - what do I really want and how can i achieve it? Then do the quickest one

[Jayspee]

Here's a thought:

[Captainzing]

Hmmm


Ok how long before I recoat and do I have to take fingernail polish remover to take off the coat on there now??

[Jayspee]

Okay, here's what I'd do:

1. Take off coat of polish with remover
2. wash with soapy water
3. dry well
4.Buff gently with buffing thing, gently smoothing away the rough bits
5. massage in some conditioning cream/oil

Repeat step 5 twice a day and step 4 every 2 days.

Tricky to know how bad it is or if it's sore because you're being so brave about it but if it's sore, see the Doc.

Hope this helps - anyone else got advice to add??

[Captainzing]

Well

It's never been sore after he gnawed on the thumbnail

I just thought the nail would eventually grow longer and the top layer would be back

[Jayspee]

Originally Posted by Captainzing

Well

It's never been sore after he gnawed on the thumbnail

I just thought the nail would eventually grow longer and the top layer would be back

Was your thumb his only toy or just his favourite one?

[Captainzing]

Not sure if he was gnawing on it with his teeth cause it had some scent of food after supper or what.

He has 3 bags of toys and he's almost insistent I buy him something when I go to the store.

He does like to bite my toes too. Grrr

[Jayspee]

Originally Posted by Captainzing

Not sure if he was gnawing on it with his teeth cause it had some scent of food after supper or what.

He has 3 bags of toys and he's almost insistent I buy him something when I go to the store.

He does like to bite my toes too. Grrr

He's a brave little soldier too. I love the idea that he has all those toys but gets to play with thumbs and toes!

I'm a bit worried though that your thumb nail sounds damaged and maybe you need someone (other than Dexter) to look at it.